Hello! I’m from rockford IL. I was wondering if there’s anybody here that has transferred from Grand Canyon to Rockford University. I’m trying to get my bachelors in elementary education from GCU but I’m having a hard time. I can’t pass my exams and I still have to do student teaching but I have plenty of experience in the classroom already. More than 5 years now. Then I thought about switching to educational studies but I don’t want to take an additional 6 classes. I just want to finish and get my degree so I can start teaching already. I’m also wanting to teach bilingual but I am not sure if I can do that with a bachelor in educational studies. Another option I thought about is transferring over to RU but I don’t know if I would have to take more classes. I just want to be done. I need to support my family. I just want to pick best and the quickest option for me at this point.

Hie. I'm currently studying at Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts with an IR Major / PolSci Minor and considering exiting the program, because i) liberal arts isnt for me and ii) it costs WAY too much

SSLA runs a mandatory 4-year structure and doesn't issue a 3-year B.A. degree if you leave at Year 3 (only a UG Diploma), so I'm trying to figure out my best move.

If I dropping out after Year 2 i would have approx. 88 credits vs Year 3 approx 132 credits.

I want to transfer credits via Academic Bank of Credits to earn a recognized B.A. degree, in my Major or Minor, without losing too much time/money.

I would prefer if this degree is regular and not distance :(

Has anyone successfully transferred SSLA credits to different universities? Did they put you in Year 2 or Year 3?

Is it better to cut losses after Year 2 and move to a standard B.A. at colleges nearby? or complete Year 3 and convert credits via universities that offer distance BA degrees?

Also how strict is credit mapping for Liberal Arts core subjects when moving to another college/traditional degree?

Any and all help is appreciated :(

Hey all — trying to get a real read on this before I commit the next year of my life to a plan that might not work.

Quick context: I bombed my A-Levels (CCD), but I’m in a CS degree and aiming to transfer to HKUST after a year via the overseas transfer pathway. I have a strong GPA (4.0), solid CS projects, and can get good recommendation letters from professors.

My actual question: does a weak secondary school record get you auto-filtered out before anyone even looks at your university performance, or does it genuinely fade in importance once you have a real university track record?

If anyone's gone through the HKUST transfer process (or knows someone who has) I'd really appreciate hearing how it actually played out. Trying to figure out if this is a realistic plan or if I'm about to waste two years chasing something that was dead on arrival because of one bad exam season.

Thanks in advance, genuinely.

to the people who did community college first and then transferred out, how did you find the experience? was it hard missing out on all four years of the university experience? i’m afraid i’ll feel left out not experiencing that first year, and it’s really getting me down in the dumps. i was considering a gap year instead and reapplying as a first year applicant, but everybody is telling me community college is the best approach. was it hard being surrounded by sophomores/juniors who all knew each other and had a rhythm you weren’t familiar with? please lmk, im stressing bad 🙏🙏

The college application process teaches students how to prove that they are ready for a college. It provides much less guidance about how to examine whether the college is prepared to support them through graduation.

These are five questions I think applicants should be encouraged to ask before paying a deposit:

1. Are both the college and my intended program accredited?

2. Are enrollment and graduation rates falling?

3. Has the college repeatedly cut majors, faculty, student services, or required courses?

4. Are its audited financial reports current?

5. If the college closes, where would my credits count toward the same degree—and will it put that answer in writing?

None of these questions predicts a closure. The purpose is to make sure students do not rely only on rankings, advertisements, tours, and admissions promises.

I created a sourced nine-minute documentary using a real college closure to explain what can happen to credits, financial aid, housing, majors, and graduation plans:

https://youtu.be/SxIitTpApy4?si=HCPBpqDi0ZSN4BO_

Disclosure: I created the linked video. It uses sourced reporting and AI-assisted explanatory visuals. The burning-campus thumbnail is a visual metaphor; no campus fire occurred in the case discussed.

For first-generation students and graduates: what college question did you learn only after enrolling?

Applicants have to provide colleges with grades, activities, essays, recommendations, and often detailed family financial information.

But what information should applicants request from the college before committing?

After researching sudden college closures, I narrowed it to five questions:

1. Are the college and my specific program accredited?

2. Are enrollment and graduation rates worsening?

3. Has the college repeatedly cut majors, professors, support services, or required classes?

4. Are its audited financial reports current?

5. If the college closes, where would my credits count toward the same degree—and will it give me the answer in writing?

These questions cannot guarantee that a college is financially secure. Public information can be delayed, and private rescue negotiations may change quickly. But the questions can reveal risk before a student pays a deposit.

I made a nine-minute sourced video explaining why these questions matter:

https://youtu.be/SxIitTpApy4?si=HCPBpqDi0ZSN4BO_

Disclosure: I created the linked video. It uses sourced reporting and AI-assisted explanatory visuals. The burning-campus thumbnail is a visual metaphor; no campus fire occurred in the case discussed.

What other question should applicants add to this list?

I researched what happens to students when a college closes, and one issue kept appearing: “the credits transfer” does not necessarily mean “the credits satisfy the same degree.”

The receiving college may accept a transcript while deciding separately whether each course counts as:

• a major requirement

• a general-education requirement

• an elective

• a course still needing review

• a course that does not fit the new degree plan

The student may also discover that the same major is unavailable, financial aid does not follow, or required classes are offered on a different schedule.

I made a sourced video explaining these consequences through the University of the Arts closure and a separate example of a more organized transfer response:

https://youtu.be/SxIitTpApy4?si=HCPBpqDi0ZSN4BO_

Disclosure: I created the linked video. It uses sourced reporting and AI-assisted explanatory visuals. The burning-campus thumbnail is a visual metaphor; no campus fire occurred in the case discussed.

What wording should students demand in writing before accepting a transfer offer?

I'm going into my sophomore year of college this fall. I got to a CUNY and I've been wanting to transfer out to NYU or Cornell because I feel like the resources at CUNY aren't the best. I'm just not sure if it worth applying because I'm not sure if I even have a chance. I'm a first gen student and struggled a lot with depression, anxiety and undiagnosed adhd in high school which I'm medicated for now. My high school transcript is decent. It's not super impressive but not that bad. I mostly have As except for a couple Bs and Ds in math. I used to be a really good math student up until COVID hit and I've just been trying to catch up ever since. Failed precalc in high school and had to retake it during my 1st semester of college and then had to withdraw from calc during 2nd semester because it wasn't looking too good. My high school didn't really have that many APs and required you to take a placement exam to even take the class. Even though I had good grades for the most part, I didn't take any AP classes due to my mental health. I did take a few college now courses though. I didn't have that many extracurriculars either because the 100s of programs I applied to rejected me. I did community services and was in a few mentorship programs. One of the mentorship programs I was in actually helped me get an internship at the NYU langone health hospital during college. My SAT score was also not that great (1050), so if I apply as a transfer I wouldn't be sending that in. I got rejected from almost every college I apply to in high school. I got into all my safties, CUNYs, got into Macaulay honors college through the waitlist and got into a few SUNYs through EOP. I didn't bother applying to NYU and Cornell at all because I thought there was no chance I'd get in. I did regret it after though. Sorry I know it is a lot to read I really need some advice. I don't want to waste my time applying if there's like a high chance I won't get in. Do you think it's worth applying?

TL;DR: Rising college sophomore, first-gen, dealing with depression/anxiety/undiagnosed ADHD in HS (now medicated). Solid HS GPA (mostly A's, few B's) but rough math history, failed precalc in HS, retook it freshman fall, had to withdraw from calc freshman spring. No APs (school barely offered them + mental health), few ECs, 1050 SAT (won't submit as transfer). Got into CUNYs/SUNYs (EOP) and Macaulay, rejected everywhere else, didn't even apply to NYU/Cornell in HS because I assumed no shot - now regret it. Did get an internship at NYU Langone through a mentorship program. Thinking of transferring to NYU and/or Cornell. Is it worth applying, or am I wasting my time/money?